Horror On Singapore Airlines Flight, Turbulence Kills British Passenger

In a rare incident, a passenger has been killed and 30 others suffered injuries due to severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore. The death has been confirmed by Singapore Airlines.

In a statement, Singapore Airlines said flight number SQ321, which took off from Heathrow Airport in London on Monday and was headed to Singapore, “encountered severe turbulence” en route. The aircraft was diverted to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, where it landed at 3.45 pm (local time) on Tuesday.

The plane – a Boeing 777-300 ER – had 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board.

The flight fell into an air pocket while the cabin crew was serving breakfast before it encountered turbulence, prompting the pilots to request an emergency landing, Suvarnabhumi Airport’s General Manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said, according to news agency Reuters. 

A 73-year-old British man died during the incident, likely due to a heart attack, he said. Seven people were critically injured with head injuries.